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Re: New York Governor announces 100% workforce reduction for non-essential services

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Post by hevelvarik » Sun, Mar 22, 2020, 1:18 AM UTC

senordevnyc wrote: post #363

hevelvarik wrote: post #332

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I can't remember the last time I logged in. I live in in Crown Heights, Brooklyn and I don't want belittle the gravity of the situation at all because we have seen seen 3 obituary entries (all elderly) and have a number of other people who we are praying for in precarious situations. But your comment strikes me as something out dystopian sci-fi. Our volunteer ems reps as of 4 days ago estimated that 80% of the commun…

Given how uncertain these times are, I’m not surprised that anyone who has had a mild cold and up since Jan is now pretty sure it was actually coronavirus. But if it was secretly that widespread, why are 90% people tested coming back negative? In short: listen to the public health experts, not the volunteer EMS.

90% of people being tested coming back negative either completely upends or misses my narrative depending on the details on the population being tested. there's just not enough there in your hand waiving to address.

dismiss if you will but I was here where within a week everyone went from completely healthy to having the flu.

i don't believe I'm the first to suggest that test based results are completely bogus.

Re: New York Governor announces 100% workforce reduction for non-essential services

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Post by vanattab » Sun, Mar 22, 2020, 2:55 AM UTC

throwaway5752 wrote: post #129

There is no doubt Cuomo should be the national point person for the response to the crisis based on his performance so far. He is independently working with regional manufacturing to retool to make critical medical PPE and ventilators, and has organized a regional coalition including CT, NJ, and PA. I have not agreed with him all the time, but his crisis management has been exemplary and he will have saved many lives…

I think the strongest leadership we have seen from any of the governors has been Mike Dewine of ohio. He acted quickly and with out regards to politics or the economy. I was especially impressed by his postpoent of the primaries. If Ohio keeps the curve below the ICU capacity it's going to be thanks to him and Amy Acton.

Re: New York Governor announces 100% workforce reduction for non-essential services

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Post by CydeWeys » Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 12:46 PM UTC

docbrown wrote: post #59

stronglikedan wrote: post #47

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This seems to be a reaction to people not doing it on their own sufficiently enough, like what happened in Italy. Perhaps Washingtonians are taking the recommendations more seriously, so they don't require an official mandate. That decision can't be a light one, and I don't envy those that have to make it.

There is no law enforcement action being taken for the NY or CA order. They’re relying on “social-pressure” to keep people inside.

3 days later and the law enforcement action is beginning in NYC: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/nyregion/coronavirus-new-...